Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Writes about his and a colleagues flying training sorties and that he was still doing ground school. Mentions Canadian course 10 week ahead of them getting their wings. Comments on upcoming 48 hour leave and mentions sending a parcel with 2 pounds of sugar home.

1942-04-06

Three page handwritten letter and envelope

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Mrs H Ellis
54, Wulfric Rd.,
Manor
Sheffield . 2 .
Yorks.,
England.

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LAC. E.L. ELLIS
12 S.F.T.S.
BRANDON
MAN.
CANADA.
6/4/42

Dear Mam & Dad,

I’m still getting on O.K. flyings getting more like the real thing. On Friday I had to do a reconaisance [sic] flight to the north of Lake Manitoba and back – solo I was O.K. for the first forty miles or so but then I ran into cloud and as I could not get above or below it I had to fly by instruments, anyway I got there and back alright. [deleted] so [/deleted]

Wally Hammond – a pal of mine set out on another cross-country and got lost so he land [sic] at Minneotta a R.A.F. – E.F.T.S. (We are at a R.C.A.F. – S.F.T.S. so he met a few more English men. The country round about Brandon is very wild & covered with srub [sic] and swamp now that the snow has melted so Wally was lucky to find a [sic] aerodrome. Anyway he got back here

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four hours late and hardly any petrol left.

We are still doing ground school and it get [sic] harder but we still manage to take it in.

All our English chaps are getting a bit fed up with Canada & keep saying “Oh to be in England now that April’s there” but the days keep flashing by so it should not be long now.

The Canadians who are about ten weeks in front of us get their “Wings” next Friday – lucky devils and we are the next class to get ours so we manage to carry on.

This week end we got another 48 hrs leave, we seem to get them every week, so we stayed in bed until 11.30 yesterday and today so we are quite happy but I do not think we will get any more leave for a long time.

Remember me to all at home

I look forward to all the letters from England and I have not had any for over a week so tell Hats & Fred etc to write a

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bit oftener [sic]

Your loving son

Lewis.

P.S. I sent a parcel yesterday with [deleted] to [/deleted] 2 lbs of sugar and some chocolate etc in it so you should get it some time in June with luck.

We are only allowed to send 5 lbs gross so I could not send anything else but I’ll try and send another parcel soon

Lewis